H.R. 5056 (111th): To authorize and request the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Major Dominic S. Gentile of the United States Army Air Forces for acts of valor during the World War II.

Ms. Kilroy introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Armed
Services

A BILL

To authorize and request the President to award the Medal
of Honor posthumously to Major Dominic S. Gentile of the United States Army Air
Forces for acts of valor during the World War II.

1.

Authorization and request for
award of Medal of Honor to Dominic S. Gentile for acts of valor during World
War II

(a)

Authorization

Notwithstanding the time limitations
specified in section 3744 of title 10, United States Code, or any other time
limitation with respect to the awarding of certain medals to persons who served
in the Armed Forces, the President is authorized and requested to award the
Medal of Honor posthumously under section 3741 of such title to former Major
Dominic S. Gentile of the United States Army Air Forces for the acts of valor
during World War II described in subsection (b).

(b)

Acts of valor
described

The acts of valor
referred to in subsection (a) are the actions of then Major Dominic S. Gentile
who, as a pilot of a P–51 Mustang in the Army’s 336th Fighter Squadron, Fourth
Fighter Group, of the Eighth Air Force in Europe during World War II, destroyed
at least 30 enemy aircraft.